In its most general sense, discipline refers to systematic instruction given to a disciple. This sense also preserves the origin of the word, which's Latin disciplina "instruction", from the root discere "to learn," and from which discipulus "disciple, pupil" also derives. To discipline thus means to instruct a person or animal to follow a particular code of conduct, or to adhere to a certain "order." Consequently, "in the field of child development, discipline refers to methods of modeling cha… (More on Disciplinarian)